I love being a teacher. And I especially love it at summer time. I can't imagine having to worry about what to do with my 4 kids over the summer if I had to work. I'm only kidding about why everyone wouldn't want to be a teacher. I know we all have our strengths in different areas. I just can't imagine a better schedule. I hardly ever have to take a day off of work and I still get so much time off. I cleaned my classroom up today...more for the custodians than for myself. We have to move every piece of furniture, NEATLY, into the middle of the room. They will come in and clean the carpets then move our furniture back to one side of the room, then we have to go back in before school and set our room back up. I love it because I look forward to changing my room around every year. But I'm sure it can be frustrating for those who don't look forward to change and would leave their room the same year after year. Anyway, I am excited about being home with the kids this summer. Here are my pros and cons about summertime!!!
PROS:
-staying up LATE! I am a night owl and I love not having a bedtime schedule!
-sleeping IN!!! Goes hand in hand with staying up late!!
-flip flops (for everyone!!!) I hate socks...I hate washing them and matching them up!!
-shorts and t-shirts....no more worrying about dress code for the kids or myself!!
-working around the house...I can finally put my energy into spunking my house and yard up instead of my classroom!!
-blogging...hopefully I'll get to blog more and post some photos!
-time with MY kids...just like the house, I am excited about spending time with my own children and putting my energy into the 4 of them instead of the 17 who don't genetically belong to me!!
CONS:
-"MOOOMMMM, I'm bored"
-"MOOOMMM, I'm hungry"
-"MOOOOMMM, I'm hot"
-"MMOOOMMMM, I'm thirsty"
I could go on and on about just those 4 cons. Robby and Brandon will want me to take them to a friend's house or have a friend come over, EVERY DAY. Emma and Mallory will eat me out of this house because they are simply bored. Brandon will go through every carton of orange juice, cran-grape juice, grape juice, milk, or any other beverage I put in the fridge simply because he is bored. Robby will sleep and play video games until he is married and has a family to take care of...I hope one day he will get bored, especially bored of playing video games!!
In all seriousness, I do hope you all have a great summer and enjoy the time with your little ones, and bigger ones (they are growing up fast!!).
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Ha Ha...too funny!! OH but sooo true!! By 9:00am...of the first day out of school, my kids had already played in the sprinkler, read a book, eaten too much and were BORED!! I hate the "there's nothing to do here!" line from them!! I was quickly reminded that they are used to teachers like you, Cathy, planning every moment of their days!! Ugh...and so the fun begins!! Let the good times roll!!
Girl I am with you on the summer stuff! I don't know how I will keep mine busy all summer. Our grocery bill will go up FOR SURE. ugh. I am trying to think of some day trips to get out of the house for a while. You are welcome to bring your bunch over and we can hang by the pool.
I am glad you are enjoying the "Teacher Life". :)
How do I get started on this schedule? Mark is going back to school and we are playing around with the idea of me going to work and the kids to school. Do you have any leads on positions at the elementary school? you can e-mail me: wardtravel4@msn.com
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